Best dedicated pixel art tool
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 positive reviews
“Aseprite is simply put one of the best if not the best program for pixel art currently available.”
Steam review · 4827.1 h played ↗
Aseprite
Worth buying? What 283 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 283 Steam reviews actually say.
Overwhelmingly PositiveOverwhelmingly Positive · 99%Igara Studio2016Animation & Modeling · Design & Illustration · Game Development
$19.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 5 h ago
The verdict
Aseprite is the go-to dedicated pixel art and sprite animation editor, praised as lightweight, intuitive and worth the price. Skip it if you need layer masks, complex animation workflows or a roomier UI.
Great for
Pixel artists, indie game devs and beginners wanting a focused sprite and animation editor
Main risk
Unintuitive UI and missing features (clipping masks, multi-layer editing) may frustrate you
What players love
Intuitive and beginner-friendly
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“Aseprite is one of those programs that just gets out of your way and lets you create.”
Steam review · 211.5 h played ↗
Fair price, no subscription
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“Its 20$ with no subscriptions or further monetization after the inital purchase”
Steam review · 4827.1 h played ↗
Great animation tools
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“The onion skinning and frame management make animating a breeze.”
Steam review · 3706.2 h played ↗
Lightweight, fast and stable
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 positive reviews
“It's really stable and I love how fast it boots up”
Steam review · 5999.5 h played ↗
Plugins and extensions
Mentioned in ~1 in 15 positive reviews
“Does everything I could want, and if it doesnt, you can just go on Github and find an extension that will.”
Steam review · 170.7 h played ↗
What players complain about
Unintuitive, clunky UI
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“One of the most user unfriendly interfaces I've ever had the displeasure of trying to use.”
Steam review · 1.7 h played ↗
Bugs, crashes and lost work
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“Be prepared to lose all your work when using this program.”
Steam review · 44.7 h played ↗
Missing features and weak multi-layer editing
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“The lack of a proper clipping mask really kills this software for me.”
Steam review · 2.7 h played ↗
Overpriced vs free alternatives
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“Overpriced for something you could get for free”
Steam review · 78.3 h played ↗
Poor export and save-location control
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 negative reviews
“I have exported several files png, and realized, that I have no way to know where it goes.”
Steam review · 2508.2 h played ↗
Steam version drawbacks
Mentioned in ~1 in 17 negative reviews
“No family sharing caused a workflow problem for me.”
Steam review · 6.1 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Unsupported80 MB
Minimum
OSWindows 10, 11
Memory128 MB RAM
Storage80 MB available space
OSWindows 10, 11
Memory128 MB RAM
Storage80 MB available space
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